Bush White House crows about massive budget deficit

WOW!!

And when you compare it to the following, it just makes you want to shit! I really love the second paragraph...

Clinton/Gore Accomplishments 1993-2000

Longest Economic Expansion in U.S. History. In February 2000, the United States entered the 107th consecutive month of economic expansion

Despite the improvement, the deficit picture remains far worse than when Bush took office in 2001, when both White House and congressional forecasters projected cumulative surpluses of $5.6 trillion over the subsequent decade.

From The Associated press, 7/13/05: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20050713/ap_on_go_pr_wh/ budget_deficit

White House Touts Falling Budget Deficit

By ANDREW TAYLOR, Associated Press Writer

WASHINGTON -

Surging revenues and a steady economy have led the White House to project that this year's federal budget deficit will drop to $333 billion, nearly $100 billion below earlier estimates.

'We're ahead of projections now,' President Bush said Wednesday.